Some work better than others

When I started this blog, I did not realize it would turn into an extended exegesis on metaphors. But that seems to be what has happened, mostly because I still think in English. So, for instance this evening, during a telephone call, I thought, "Time to get off my high horse." A great metaphor, based on the historic fact that overbearing generals rode on taller horses than everyone else in the Civil War. I do not believe there is an Icelandic equivalent, since here, none of the horses are particularly tall. 

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